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What is wrong with brown eyes? They are warm and deep. They see every bit as well as lighter coloured eyes. I am horrified. People are subjecting themselves to a dangerous, permanent procedure to change their natural eye colour. The top choice is grey, followed by blue and then green.

In their vein quest to look "better" , they might actually lose their sight.Iris transplants were developed for people who have no iris or have had it damaged in an accident. The iris is, of course, the coloured part of the eye. It is a ring of muscle just under the cornea that constricts or dilates to control the amount of light entering the eye. The iris transplant procedure involves local anaesthetic, a small slit in the cornea and the placement of a prosthetic silicon iris of the desired colour. The procedure is not available in Canada or the US but doctors in Panama will implant irises to change the eye colour. It is advertised as as a safe operation, similar to cataract surgery. This isn't true. The surgery comes with these risks:

Reduced vision or blindness;

Elevated pressure inside the eye that can lead to glaucoma, a potentially blinding disease;

Inflammation of the iris or areas around it, leading to pain, blurred vision and tearing.

There are cases of people who have sacrificed their vision for a "better" eye colour. CTV's The National cited the case of an artist who had an iris transplant and is now legally blind. She has lost the ability to do what she was most passionate about. May Canada continue to keep iris transplants for cosmetic purposes a procedure that isn't sanctioned. May no more people pay for vanity with their sight.: